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| The beautiful people, the beautiful people. (Check out the time on the finish line clock - yep, over 9 hours of exercising in 90 degree heat!) |
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| Massive transition area by Lake San Antonio. |
Wildflower is one of the craziest places I've ever been. I had no idea how huge it was until my tri buddy and I crossed the gate into Lake San Antonio and tried to navigate our car and gear through a dusty road full of tents, RVs, spectators, and of course - triathletes. After finding the tri club's camping site, we headed down to the lake to find the finish line, transition areas, and packet pick up, and it hit me like a ton of Cytomax --
Wildflower is the State Fair of triathlons!
Sure, there were no square dancing tractors, or animal judging, but many things were reminiscent of going to the State Fair. First of all, it was hottern' blazes when we pulled into the campsites on Saturday afternoon. There were vendors, food, entertainment, etc. Of course the race is the main attraction. Main stage wasn't barns of cows, pigs, and horses, but a huge transition area the size of a football field. It was an amazing sight, and much less stinky.
| Wildflower | State Fair (Iowa) |
| Great people watching | Great people watching |
| Ridiculously good-looking people | People who's mothers love them very much |
| Butter Cow | Chamois Butt'er |
| Big Turkey Legs and Burgers | Big Turkey Legs and Burgers |
| Powerbars | Fried Snickers and Oreos |
| Cycling gear | Farm Implements |
| Herds of people | Herds of animals |
| Smelly people | Smelly people and animals |
| Dancing Volunteer Kids from Cal Poly | The Nemaha Square Dancing Tractors |
| Finisher Medals | Blue and Red Prize Ribbons |
| Hot weather | Hot weather |
| Don't touch my ride. It's expensive. | Carnival rides |
| T-shirt for sale: Sleep, Swim, Bike, Run | T-shirt for sale: People for the Eating of Tasty Animals |
| Farmer John | John Deer |
| Tail winds | Tails |
| Swim caps | Trucker hats |
| Camping | Camping |
| Age categories | Breeds |
| Wet suits | Overalls |
| Running shoes | Cowboy boots |
| Craft | Crafts |
| Anthem Singer | Iowa State Fair Singer |
| Transition Area | Grand Stand |
| Hopefully not seeing what you eat | Seeing what you eat |
| Bring your own ride | Ride carnival rides |
| Competing Tri Clubs | Competing 4H Clubs |
| Bacon | Bacon |
| Clydesdales | Clydesdales |
| Shuttles for sweaty and tired people | Shuttles for sweaty and drunk people |
| Sierra Nevada | Budweiser |
| Port-o-poties | Port-o-poties |
| Orbea / Orca | O'Riley |
| Go Team! | Suey! |
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